Table 1 Heartworm prevalence within mosquito species
From: Mosquito diversity and dog heartworm prevalence in suburban areas
Species | No. of individuals | No. of pools | Positive pools (land-use type) | Positive pools (%) | MLE (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aedes albopictus | 3429 | 585 | 2 (suburban) | 0.342 | 0.58 (0.1–1.91) |
Ae. atlanticus | 437 | 63 | 0 | 0 | – |
Ae. canadensis | 33 | 13 | 1 (wood) | 7.692 | 29.75 (1.79–136.00) |
Ae. cinereus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
Ae. fulvus pallens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
Ae. infirmatus | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – |
Ae. triseriatus | 182 | 95 | 1 (wood) | 1.053 | 5.47 (0.32–26.14) |
Ae. vexans | 732 | 296 | 0 | 0 | – |
Anopheles crucians | 38 | 34 | 1 (field) | 2.941 | 26.23 (1.52–119.72) |
An. punctipennis | 377 | 198 | 0 | 0 | – |
An. quadrimaculatus | 283 | 176 | 2 (1 field, 1 suburban) | 1.136 | 7.05 (1.26–22.79) |
Coquillettidia perturbans | 63 | 41 | 0 | 0 | – |
Culex sp.a | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – |
Cx. erraticus | 578 | 232 | 2 (1 wood, 1 suburban) | 0.862 | 3.5 (0.62–11.48) |
Cx. peccator | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
Cx. pipiens | 340 | 148 | 2 (1 field, 1 suburban) | 1.351 | 5.92 (1.06–19.26) |
Cx. restuans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
Cx. salinarius | 1265 | 349 | 0 | 0 | – |
Orthopodomyia signifera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
Psorophora ciliata | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
Ps. columbiae | 339 | 137 | 4 (2 field, 2 suburban) | 2.920 | 11.85 (3.89–28.05) |
Ps. ferox | 357 | 98 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 8483 | 2488 | 15 | 0.603 | 1.77 (1.03–2.85) |